Bright, sunny and cold
This morning it is partly cloudy. Fog early. High of 37F with a windchill as low as 10F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Tonight it will be partly cloudy. Low of 0F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph.
The readings from my own weather instruments are:
The humidity is 89% with a dew point of 27.1ºF and a wind chill of 29.9ºF.
The temperature is 29.9ºF.
Presently we have Northwest winds between 2.2 MPH and s.7 MPH.
Our Barometric pressure is 29.74/HPA 1007.1 and falling with a weather graphic indicating rain.
The UV rating is 0 out of 16, sunset will be at 4:28 PM with Moon Rise at 9:58 a.m. and the moon phase is waxing crescent .
For the pilots out there: Raw METAR is –
METAR KAUG 171353Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM BKN049 M02/M04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP102 T10221044
Visibility is 10.0 miles/16.1 Kilometers with Mostly cloudy conditions to 4,900 ft / 1,493 m.
We have had roughly 5.5 inches of snow in the past 24 hours.
Can bunnies predict the weather?
Quick, think of an animal that can predict the weather! If you thought of a groundhog, chances are you're not alone. Here in North America, Groundhog Day is a big deal. But there are plenty of other animal forecasters out there, too. Crickets, birds, fish, cows, deer, squirrels, caterpillars, and even dogs and cats have all been at the center of various weather lore sayings.
But what about rabbits? When Easter rolls around, bunnies abound. And we know Easter means spring. In fact, the whole reason we associate Easter with bunnies is because, to the ancient Germanic people who once inhabited Europe, rabbits were symbolic of spring and new life.
Here are a few weather sayings surrounding rabbits:
• When hares seek shelter in lowlands, snow is on the way.
• Rabbits go to the woods before a severe storm.
• Note the day of the month when the first snow of the year that's deep enough to track a rabbit falls. This will tell you how many deep snows will fall that season.
• When rabbits are fat in October, winter will be long and cold.
And, for good measure, here are a few bits of Easter weather lore:
• A green Christmas means a white Easter.
• If it rains on Easter, it will rain for the next seven Sundays.
By Jaime McLeod of the Farmers' Almanac. She is a longtime journalist who has written for a wide
(I think I'll research some good recipes for rabbit)
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